The smell of burning garbage greeted visitors to the Old Quebec Street Shoppe in Guelph.
Emergency services were called to the downtown mall around 8:40 a.m. Friday. The fire was put out by mall staff, but it left a significant amount of smoke lingering inside.
Get breaking National news
For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
There were no injuries as a result.
Investigators with Guelph Police Service say a man known to security staff was seen setting fire to debris inside a metal trash can, then walking away.
- One of accused in Abbotsford double homicide doesn’t meet bar for murder: Lawyer
- Kelowna charity hopes for surge in donations to re-open quickly after break-in and theft
- Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor sues OpenAI
- Myles Gray had no definitive cause of death, but likely died of cardiac arrest: pathologist
-
![]()
Ford condemns ‘cowardly attacks’ on 2 Toronto-area synagogues -
![]()
Provincial police officer recruitment campaign with a national focus -
![]()
‘Canada at a crossroads’: Jewish groups call for action after 3 synagogues hit by gunfire -
![]()
Calls for ban on social media access for minors following Tumbler Ridge tragedy
Police say the individual was found 90 minutes later in the downtown and arrested. A further investigation revealed that he was under four different probation orders.
A 28-year-old from Guelph is facing charges including arson and had a bail hearing on Monday.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.